ABBEYDORE RETREATS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13743472 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-384.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £384,366
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£384k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-339.5k | £-231.4k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £16.2k |
| Net assets | £-384.4k | £-284.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-28➖ANDERSON, Emma Claire, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-12➕EDNEY, Kenneth James appointeddirector
- 2022-12-12➕EDNEY, Susanna, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEYDORE RETREATS LTD
- 2021-11-15➕EDNEY, Daniel Joseph, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15➕ANDERSON, Emma Claire, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — EDNEY, Daniel Joseph, Mr. (same surname) appointed 2021-11-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Daniel Joseph Edney Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr. Emma Claire Andersonceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
One
New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
EDNEY, Daniel Joseph, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-15
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EDNEY, Kenneth James→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2022-12-12
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EDNEY, Susanna, Dr→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2022-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Emma Claire, Dr.→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-11-15 · resigned 2024-06-28
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-10